Fulenwider Ore Bank Mine, Kings Mountain Mining District, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fulenwider Ore Bank Mine | Mine |
| Kings Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Gaston Co. | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 14' 51'' North , 81° 17' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Mountain | 10,760 (2017) | 4.0km |
| Bessemer City | 5,548 (2017) | 4.3km |
| South Gastonia | 5,312 (2017) | 8.9km |
| White Plains | 1,041 (2006) | 9.3km |
| Gastonia | 74,543 (2017) | 10.1km |
REF:Deposit:: NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , TEXT 239 P., MINE TEXT P. 107
Deposit:: KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. SURVEY REPORT VOL. 2 ,
BAYLEY, W.S., TENN DIV OF GEOL BULL 29, 1923, PP. 180-181.
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Mica Schist Unit
Structure: Northnortheast
Host Rock: Gneiss
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee :Contributions to Economic Geology ,1922, Part 1 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee :Contributions to Economic Geology ,1922, Part 1 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AB2X4 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tourmaline | A(D3)G6(Si6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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